Flood, Pribilof Islands
- When
- October 22, 3:00 PM AST to 11:00 PM AST
- Where
- Pribilof Islands forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5.0 million
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Flood and High Wind in Alaska, October 22, 2004
A moderate low moved from the southwest Bering Sea to the Bering Strait Friday evening, October 22nd. This resulted in strong gusty west wind that briefly peaked at 85 mph in the Pribilof Islands.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5.0 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS AFC wrote it up.
A moderate low moved from the southwest Bering Sea to the Bering Strait Friday evening, October 22nd. This resulted in strong gusty west wind that briefly peaked at 85 mph in the Pribilof Islands. The strong west wind resulted in significant damage to the break water to the Harbor in St George.
Event by event
1 flood, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Pribilof Islands
- When
- October 22, 3:00 PM AST to 4:00 PM AST
- Where
- Pribilof Islands forecast zone
- Measured
- 74 kt (85 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Iowa, October 22, 2004
- High Surf in American Samoa, October 22 to 28, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, October 22, 2004
- Flash Flooding in Texas, October 22, 2004
- Dense Fog in Arizona, October 22, 2004
- Hail in Missouri, October 22, 2004
- Heavy Rain in U.S. Virgin Islands, October 22, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, October 22, 2004
- Rip Current in Florida, October 22, 2004
- Hail in South Dakota, October 22, 2004
- Hail in Minnesota, October 22, 2004
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, October 2004
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5423897, 5425099.